On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:40:52 +0100, Arachne4Dos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Gangue, > Bell worked on the telephone for a number of years prior to his > "invention" of it, and was actually interested in whether or not it > could be used to improve the situation for the "profoundly deaf" > rather than as a means of mass communications. Yes, according to the Encyclopedia Brittanicca, working with the deaf was the Bell family business. Alexander's father had invented a system of teaching the deaf to speak using diagrams that showed the placement of toungue and teeth to produce various sounds. Alexander was attempting to further this work and was experimenting with ways to stimulate hearing electrically. He certainly realized the commercial potential of his invention because he was eager to patent it and spent an enormous amount of money defending his patents. > it into the real world. I have also heard that Bell's reason for this > work was a relative who was deaf, and he was seeking a means of > communicating with him/her. > Regards > Mel > --from Mel Evans, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Check out http://www.arachne4dos.freeserve.co.uk for more > details and FREE DOWNLOAD of Arachne, the Internet suite, > WWW browser and e-mailer that runs in and for DOS! and now LINUX! Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
